Edinburgh Festival Q&A: Faizal Abdullah

Fyre Festival 2 – the second version of the disgraced music festival – are now on sale to the public.First developed by Billy McFarland six years ago, the botched festival Fyre Fest was originally set to run over two weekends on a private beach in the Bahamas but was revealed to be fraudulent once punters arrived on the scene, with inadequate conditions and a lack of food and water. The debacle was then captured in the now-iconic Netflix documentary FYRE.The festival’s creator was released from prison in 2022 after he pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud and has taken to TikTok to share his plans for the revamped Fyre Fest.

“It’s a mad way to make a film, and I’m not sure it’s not something I would rush into again,” director Hope Dickson Leach said of the process behind her latest feature, the Edinburgh competition title The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Back in 2017, a new music event called Fyre Festival launched. Billed as a luxury two-weekend getaway on a remote island in the Bahamas with A-list musical talent, Fyre Festival actually delivered destitute accommodation, terrible food, no bands, and — for the influencers who found themselves stranded on the island — no escape. As photos and video emerged from the festival, the world watched with captivated schadenfreude; on the first scheduled day, Fyre announced its cancellation.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is back.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we are picking out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage.

Travellers are facing major disruption after Edinburgh Airport was forced to close on Monday morning.

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Shayeza Walid The importance of laughter during times of loss is often undervalued. With her feature directorial debut, Janis Pugh showcases the significance of friendship and humor when grief strikes. A musical rom-com drama, “Chuck Chuck Baby” underscores the power of female companionship through the ups and downs of life.

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CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we are picking out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today musical comedy duo Otto and Astrid, whose band Die Roten Punkte is on hiatus following some creative differences.As a result they are both launching solo projects at this year’s Fringe.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today Victor Esses, who is performing a show called ‘The Death & Life Of All Of Us’.“When I was nineteen, I interviewed my great aunt, Marcelle, in Rome, after she lost touch with the family for 30 years”, he explains.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today Brendan Murphy who is presenting his show ‘Buffy Revamped’ as part of the Fringe.“It’s all seven seasons of ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ in 70 hilarious minutes”, he explains.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today comedian Cerys Bradley, who returns to the Fringe with new show ‘Not Overthinking Things 2019′,“This year’s show is about a lot of things!” Bradley explains.

EXCLUSIVE: An announcement today from the Points North Institute will provide a major career boost to a diverse group of documentary filmmakers. 

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today, comedian David Ian talking about his show ‘(Just A) Perfect Gay’.“I’ve always wondered if I’m the perfect gay or the worst gay”, he says.

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) head Kate Taylor has put together what she describes as an “eclectic and lively” mix of titles for her first year at the helm. 

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Philadelphia’s long-running Made in America festival has been canceled for 2023, organizers announced on Tuesday, citing “severe circumstances outside of production control.” The festival was to feature Lizzo and SZA as headliners, along with a stacked lineup featuring Ice Spice, Miguel, Latto, Coi Leray, Doechii, Metro Boomin, and others, with a joint set from veteran rappers Mase and Cam’ron. It was scheduled for Sept.

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CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today, sketch comedy duo Crizards who are performing ‘This Means War’, having won acclaim at last year’s Fringe with the show ‘Cowboys’.“After ‘Cowboys’ we were trying to think of other worlds that suit a story about male friendship and war seemed like a good option”, they say.

Lena Dunham, the creator and star of the HBO series Girls, has been announced as a guest of a performance during the Edinburgh Art Festival.